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Overload Journal #100 - December 2010 and Programming Topics
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From Occam's Razor to No Bugs' Axe

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31 December 2010 21:37:00 +00:00

Designing good APIs that stand the test of time is notoriously hard. Sergey Ignatchenko suggests a radical guideline.

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Why Fixed Point Won't Cure Your Floating Point Blues

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31 December 2010 21:35:00 +00:00

Numeric computing is very difficult to do properly. Richard Harris looks at whether a common technique will help.

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Interface Versioning in C++

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31 December 2010 21:34:00 +00:00

Updating a widely used DLL interface is non-trivial. Steve Love presents a practical approach.

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Quality Matters Christmas Intermezzo

webeditor

31 December 2010 21:33:00 +00:00

Sometimes it's good to reflect. Matthew Wilson considers what he's learnt so far.